Snubby love: New-to-me Charter Arms Off-Duty
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I have had 3 of them and overall they were good guns.
I bought my first in @ 1979 and then my brother bought one. We both put PACHMYR grips on them and had a trigger slick. This turned out to be a very popular gun with the crowd I hung out with with most of them buying the Undercover .38 Special.
Even now, my family uses the 6 shot stainless Police Undercover as the gun of choice for some female members, the others went with the 5 shot Undercover.
I traded one to my dad who did not like the spurless hammer on a TAURUS that my brother and I bought for him. I would not have made that trade unless I had complete confidence in the Undercover. Previously it had been my car gun and occasional off duty carry gun.
If you find a good one, it is a nice pistol that will be more reasonablly priced than a S&W J frame.
Jim
I bought my first in @ 1979 and then my brother bought one. We both put PACHMYR grips on them and had a trigger slick. This turned out to be a very popular gun with the crowd I hung out with with most of them buying the Undercover .38 Special.
Even now, my family uses the 6 shot stainless Police Undercover as the gun of choice for some female members, the others went with the 5 shot Undercover.
I traded one to my dad who did not like the spurless hammer on a TAURUS that my brother and I bought for him. I would not have made that trade unless I had complete confidence in the Undercover. Previously it had been my car gun and occasional off duty carry gun.
If you find a good one, it is a nice pistol that will be more reasonablly priced than a S&W J frame.
Jim
kBob
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Not sure about the serial number but an undercover I picked up in 1978 still does duty with my wife on occasion. The only "mod" is a set of bulldog grips rather than the little slick ones it came with.
Gave another from about that time to a lady I thought was going to marry me before I met my wife and after Dear John-ing me while I was in the Army she refused to return it....or give me the little .25ACP Bauer stainless she had offered me earlier.
Ended up with a much better lady that buys me guns and is a great cook and is standing right behind me as I type.......
-kBob
Gave another from about that time to a lady I thought was going to marry me before I met my wife and after Dear John-ing me while I was in the Army she refused to return it....or give me the little .25ACP Bauer stainless she had offered me earlier.
Ended up with a much better lady that buys me guns and is a great cook and is standing right behind me as I type.......
-kBob
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Nathanael_Greene
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Thanks for all the great input. I felt pretty good about my purchase--now I feel great! I think I got a pretty good little revolver.
Kymasabe
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I have more than one. I buy only the Bridgeport or Stratford guns and think they're under-rated good little guns. I've been paying around $200 for my used ones this past year. Enjoy it.
lowercase
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Seeing that this thread is still alive an kicking, here are mine:
Vintage Undercover made at the Bridgeport factory.
Police Undercover 4" (6-shot .38spl) made at the Stratford factory.
Bulldog .44spl 3" made at the Stratford factory.
The whole family to include a modern Mag Pug .357 and a modern Bulldog .44. They are the stainless guns on the left.
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